| Artist |
Toyosuke (Kawahara Keiga) |
| Title |
Portrait of Russians on a State Occasion
The arrival of Vice Admiral Putiatin in Nagasaki in 1853 |
| Date |
c.1853 |
| Publisher |
Yamamotoya |
| Format |
7 oban sheets (15 5/8" X 10 3/8" each) |
| Comment |
Some metallics
Signed Tojosky,a Dutch transliteration of Toyosuke, the artist name of Kawahara Keiga.The design shows a mastery of Western shading and attention to portraiture, giving each face a distinctive appearance. Very rare to find a complete set of the 7 prints. Illustrated in Nagasaki Prints, p.53, Bakumatsu Meiji, vol. 1, p.19 - 21 |
| Price |
Price on request |
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